Page: 2 sides to Obamacare, but only 1 with facts

8:41 AM,
Feb. 14, 2014

Written by

Clarence Page

One of the best features in President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act is the freedom that it offers workers from "job lock," a job they can't leave for fear of losing their affordable health insurance coverage. Yet Obamacare foes think that's a bad thing.

That's the gist of their reactions to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's generally rosy projections last week of how many people will choose to work less because of the effects of the federal health insurance law.

In short, top congressional Republicans confused leaving a job with losing a job. ...